Glossary

2.4G

Wireless Connection with Gaming Dongle

AC

Alternating Current

ACI

Application Controller Interface

ACK

Acknowledgement

ACL

Asynchronous Connectionless

ADC

Analog to Digital Converter

ADP

Adapter

AEC

Acoustic Echo Cancellation

AES

Advanced Encryption Standard

AG

Audio Gateway

AMA

Alexa Mobile Accessory

AMP

Amplifier

ANC

Ambient Noise Control

ANCS

Apple Notification Center Service

AON

Always ON

AoA

Angle of Arrival

AoD

Angle of Departure

AP

Access Point

APB

Advanced Peripheral Bus

API

Application Programming Interface

APP

Application

APT

Ambient Pass Through

ARM

Advanced RISC Machines

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol

ASCS

Audio Stream Control Service

ATS

Application Transport Security

ASP

Accessory Signalling Protocol

ATT

Attribute Protocol

ADV

Advertising

AUX

Auxiliary

AVRCP

Audio/Video Remote Control Profile

A2DP

Advanced Audio Distribution Profile

ARC4

Alleged Rivest Cipher 4

BA

Broadcast Assistant

BAP

Basic Audio Profile

BAS

Battery Service

BASS

Broadcast Audio Scan Service

BCLK

Bit Clock

BD

Bluetooth Device

BD_ADDR

Bluetooth Device Address

BCD

Binary-Coded Decimal

BIG

Broadcast Isochronous Group

BIS

Broadcast Isochronous Stream

BMR

Broadcast Media Receiver

BMS

Broadcast Media Sender

BNEP

BluetoothNetwork Encapsulation Protocol

BP

Block Protect

BQB

Bluetooth Qualification Body

BR

Basic Rate

BR/EDR

Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate

B2B

Bud to Bud

B2S

Bud to Source

CAN

Controller Area Network

CAP

Common Audio Profile

CAS

Common Audio Service

CBC

Cipher-Block Chaining

CCCD

Client Characteristic Configuration Descriptor

CCP

Call Control Profile

CDC

Communications Device Class

CE

Conformité Européene

CFG

Configuration

CFU

Component Firmware Update

CG

Call Gateway

CT

Call Terminal

CIG

Connected Isochronous Group

CIS

Connected Isochronous Stream

CLI

Command Line Interface

CMAC

Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code

CMD

Command

CMSIS

Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard

COD

Class of Device

CP

Coprocessor

CPU

Central Processing Unit

CRC

Cyclic Redundancy Check

CSCP

Cycling Speed and Cadence Profile

CSCS

Cycling Speed and Cadence Service

CSIS

Coordinated Set Identification Service

CSRK

Connection Signature Resolving Key

CTKD

Cross-Transport Key Derivation

CapTouch

Capacitive Touch Controller

CC

Constant Current

CV

Constant Voltage

CWM

Cywee Motion

CTS

Clear To Send

CS

Chip Select

DES

Data Encryption Standard

DAC

Digital to Analog Convertor

DFU

Device Firmware Upgrade

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DID

Device Identification

DIS

Device Information Service

DLPS

Deep Low Power State

DMA

Direct Memory Access

DPD

Deep Power Down

DSA

Digital Signature Algorithm

DSP

Digital Signal Processing

DTM

Direct Test Mode

DUT

Device Under Test

DVFS

Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling

DC

Direct Current

EATT

Enhanced Attribute Protocol

ECB

Electronic CodeBook

ECC

Elliptic Curve Cryptography

ECP

Elliptic Curve Parameters

ECDSA

Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm

ECFC

Enhanced Credit Based Flow Control

EDR

Enhanced Data Rate

EEK

Efuse Encryption Key

EIR

Extended Inquiry Response

EQ

Equalizer

ERWS

Realtek Proprietary Enhanced Real Wireless Stereo Scheme

EUT

Equipment Under Test

EVB

Evaluation Board

EXT

Extension

ETC

Environment Tracking and Calibration

FAE

Field Application Engineer

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

FEC

Forward Error Correction

FER

Frame Error Rate

FM

Frequency Modulation

FMP

Fine Me Profile

FOTA

Firmware Over The Air

FSBL

First Stage Boot Loader

FTL

Flash Transport Layer

FreeRTOS

Free Real Time Operating System

FW

Firmware

FIFO

First In First Out

GAP

Generic Access Profile

GAS

Generic Access Service

GATT

Generic Attribute Profile

GATTS

Generic Attribute Profile Service

GC

Garbage Collection

GCC

GNU Compiler Collection

GDMA

General Direct Memory Access

GFPS

Google Fast Pair Service

GLP

Glucose Profile

GLS

Glucose Service

GN

Group Ad-hoc Network

GPIO

General Purpose Input Output

GPL

General Public License

GUI

Graphical User Interface

HA

Hearing Aid

HAL

Hardware Abstraction Layer

HAP

Hearing Access Profile

HARC

Hearing Aid Remote Controller

HAS

Hearing Access Service

HAUC

Hearing Aid Unicast Client

HAL

Hardware Abstraction Layer

HCI

Host Controller Interface

HDK

Hardware Develop Kit

HF

Hands-Free

HFP

Hands-Free Profile

HID

Human Interface Device

HOGP

HID over GATT Profile

HTP

Health Thermometer Profile

HTS

Health Thermometer Service

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HTTPS

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

HRP

Heart Rate Profile

HRS

Heart Rate Service

HW

Hardware

H2D

Host(MCU) to DSP

iAP

iPod Accessory Protocol

IAS

Immediate Alert Service

IC

Integrated Circuit

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol

IDE

Integrated Development Environment

IIS

Internet Information Services

IMU

Inertial Measuring Unit

IO

Input/Output

IoT

Internet of Things

IOT

Interoperability Test

IPC

Inter-Process Communication

IPSP

Internet Protocol Support Profile

IP

Internet Protocol

IPv4

Internet Protocol version 4

IR

Infrared Radiation

IRK

Identity Resolving Key

IRQ

Interrupt Request

ISO

Isochronous

ISR

Interrupt Service Routines

I2C

Inter-Integrated Circuit

I2S

Integrated Interchip Sound

I8080

I8080 Parallel Interface

JTAG

Joint Test Action Group

KCC

Korea Communications Commission

KeyScan

Keyboard Scanner

LC3

Low Complexity Communication Codec

LD

Light Detect

LE

Low Energy

LEA

LE Audio

LED

Light Emitting Diode

LIB

Library

LLAPT

Low Latency Ambient Pass Through

LLS

Link Loss Service

LNP

Location and Navigation Profile

LNS

Location and Navigation Service

LPC

Low Power Comparator

LPS

Low Power State

LTK

Long Term Key

L2CAP

Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol

LCDC

Liquid Crystal Display Controller

MAC

Media Access Control

MAP

Message Access Profile

MAS

Message Access Service

MCE

Message Client Equipment

MCLK

Master Clock

MCM

Mutli-Chip Module

MCP

Media Control Profile

MCU

Microprogrammed Control Unit

MD5

Message Digest Algorithm 5

MDK

Microcontroller Development Kit

MEMS

Micro Electro Mechanical System

MFB

Multifunction Button

MFi

Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod

MIC

Microphone

MICS

Mincrophone Control Service

MNS

Message Notification Service

MITM

Man in The Middle

MMI

Man Machine Interface

MP

Mass Production

MSE

Message Server Equipment

MSC

Mass Storage Class

MSE

Message Server Equipment

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit

MOSI

Master Output Slave Input

MISO

Master In Slave Out

NAP

Network Access Point

NFC

Near Field Communication

NN

Neural Network

NR

Noise Reduction

NV

Non-Volatile

NVIC

Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller

NTC

Negative Temperature Coefficient

NACK

Not Acknowledge

ODM

Original Design Manufacturer

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

OOB

Out-of-Band

OS

Operating System

OSIF

Operating System Interface

OTA

Over the Air

OCV

Open Circuit Voltage

OPP

Object Push Profile

OPI

Octal Peripheral Interface

PA

Periodic Advertising

PAwR

Periodic Advertising with Responses

PAC

Published Audio Capability

PAST

Periodic Advertising Synchronization Transfer

PAN

Personal Area Networking

PANU

Personal Area Networking User

PBAP

Phone Book Access Profile

PACS

Published Audio Capabilities Service

PBP

Public Broadcast Profile

PC

Personal Computer

PCM

Pulse Code Modulation

PDU

Protocol Data Unit

PEM

Privacy Enhanced Mail

PER

Packet Error Rate

PHY

Physical

PID

Product Identification

PINMUX

Pin Multiplexing

PM

Project Manager

PON

Partial ON

PWM

Pulse Width Modulation

PXP

Proximity Profile

QDEC

Quadrature Decoder

QoS

Quality of Service

QSPI

Quad Serial Peripheral Interface

QPI

Quad Peripheral Interface

RAM

Random Access Memory

RCV

Real Clear Voice

RD

Research and Development

RF

Radio Frequency

RHE

Remote Headunit Emulator

RMC

Remote Controller

ROM

Read Only Memory

RPA

Resolvable Private Address

RSA

Rivest-Shamir-Adelman

RSCP

Running Speed and Cadence Profile

RSCS

Running Speed and Cadence Service

RSI

Resolvable Set Identifier

RSSI

Received Signal Strength Indication

RST

Reset

RTC

Real Time Clock

RTL87x3

Include RTL87x3E, RTL87x3D, and RTL87x3EP

RTL87x3D

Include RTL8773DO

RTL87x3E

Include RTL8763EAU, RTL8763EFL, RTL8763ESE, RTL8763EW-VC, RTL8763EWE-VP, and RTL8773ESL

RTL87x3EP

Include RTL8773EWE, RTL8773EWE-VP, RTL8773EWP

RTK

Realtek

RTOS

Real-Time Operating System

RTP

Real Talk Profile

RWS

Real Wireless Stereo

RTS

Request To Send

RX

Receive

SBC

Sub Band Code

SCO

Synchronous Connection Oriented

ScPP

Scan Parameters Profile

ScPS

Scan Parameters Service

SD

Secure Digital

SDE

Scan Delegator

SDIO

Secure Digital Input and Output

SRAM

Static Random Access Memory

SDK

Software Develop Kit

SDP

Service Discovery Protocol

SE

Secure Element

SECP

Sound Effect Customize Platform

SHM

Share Memory

SHA256

Secure Hash Algorithms with a digest size of 256 bits

SHA-1

Secure Hash Algorithm 1

SHA-2

Secure Hash Algorithm 2

SIG

Special Interest Group

SIRK

Set Identity Resolving Key

SMP

Security Manage Protocol

SNK

Sink

SoC

System on Chip

SPDIF

Sony/Philips Digital Interface

SPI

Serial Peripheral Interface

SPIC

SPI Flash Controller

SPK

Speaker

SPORT

Serial Port

SPP

Serial Port Profile

SRC

Source

SRRC

State Radio Regulatory Commission

SSL

Secure Socket Layer

SUT

System Under Test

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

TLS

Transport Layer Security

SW

Software

SWD

Serial Wire Debug

SYS

System

SLEEP LED

Sleep Mode Led

SDA

Serial Data Line

SCL

Serial Clock Line

SCK

Serial Clock

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TG

Target

TIM

Timer

TLS

Transport Layer Security

TMAP

Telephony and Media Audio Profile

TPS

Tx Power Service

TRX

Transceiver

TTS

Text-to-Speech

TWS

True Wireless Stereo

TxPower

Transmit Power

TX

Transmit

UAC

USB Audio Class

UAL

USB Application Layer

UART

Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

UAS

USB Audio Stream

UCL

Unicast Client

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

UI

User Interface

UMR

Unicast Media Receiver

UMS

Unicast Media Sender

URL

Uniform Resource Locator

USB

Universal Serial Bus

UUID

Universally Unique Identifier

UX

User Experience

VAD

Voice Activity Detection

VBAT

Voltage Battery

VCS

Volume Control Service

VID

Vendor Identification

VP

Voice Prompts

VoIP

Voice over Internet Phone

WAN

Wide Area Network

WDG

Watch Dog

WFI

Wait for Interrupt

Wi-Fi

Wireless Fidelity

WSP

Weight Scale Profile

WSS

Weight Scale Service

XIP

eXecute In Place

XTAL

External Crystal Oscillator